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Bac Giang and KOICA sign MOU on vocational training
BAC GIANG - On April 18, the People's Committee of Bac Giang Province and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) formalized a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing vocational training and employment prospects for vulnerable groups in war-affected areas and Vietnamese youth by supporting the Vietnam-Korea College of Technology (VK Tech) in Bac Giang to develop talent and skilled labor.
The signing ceremony was attended by Mai Son, Standing Vice Chairman of Bac Giang's People’s Committee; Lee Byung Hwa, KOICA Country Director as well as senior officials from Bac Giang’s Department of Finance, Department of Education and Training, the Provincial People's Committee Office and the VK Tech.
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The view at the event. |
This MoU marks a critical step in strengthening the cooperation between Vietnam and South Korea in general and between Bac Giang province and KOICA in particular.
The project will be funded by KOICA with a non-refundable grant of up to 7.5 million USD in addition to counterpart funding from Bac Giang’s provincial authorities. The initiative is set to run from 2025 to 2029.
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Lee Byung Hwa voices at the event. |
Speaking at the ceremony, Lee Byung Hwa expressed that the signing of the MoU represents a meaningful start in fostering sustainable industrial development and improving employment opportunities for Vietnamese youth.
He highlighted the importance of the partnership as a reflection of the deepening friendship and mutual trust between South Korea and Vietnam.
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Standing Vice Chairman of Bac Giang's People’s Committee Mai Son speaks at the event. |
KOICA's involvement will include the development of educational infrastructure at both the VK Tech and the Vietnam-Korea Industrial Technical College in Nghe An province together with providing vocational training programs aligned with the growing needs of the industrial sector.
The project’s primary objective is to equip young people and disadvantaged groups with the technical skills necessary to enter the workforce, thus improving livelihoods and increasing access to stable employment opportunities.
This programme not only aims to meet domestic labor market demands but also opens avenues for skilled Vietnamese laborers to seek employment with South Korean companies, both within Vietnam and abroad.
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The People’s Committee of Bac Giang province and KOICA ink the MoU on vocational training. |
KOICA has expressed its hope that this project will serve as a model for vocational training programmes, both in Vietnam and across other Asian countries, supporting the development of skilled technical labor across the region.
At the event, the Standing Vice Chairman of Bac Giang's People’s Committee Mai Son thanked the South Korean government and KOICA for their continued support and expressed confidence that the project would soon be approved and successfully implemented.
He emphasized that the initiative would help position Bac Giang as a leading center for vocational education and contribute significantly to meeting both local and international labor market needs, especially South Korea.
BAC GIANG - With the trend of international integration, overseas vocational learning opens up many opportunities for young people to choose careers, enhance knowledge, language skills, and experience, and explore different cultures.
BAC GIANG - The 9+ training model, which combines high school-level general education with vocational training at the intermediate level, has been chosen by many secondary school graduates. This model is an open path for vocational education, enhancing the effectiveness of career guidance policy, shortening training times, and enabling students to actively join the labour market.
Vietnam wishes to further strengthen cooperation with Germany in vocational education and sending Vietnamese workers to the European country to work in the context of Germany's recent revision of its foreign worker reception policy, stated Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Tan Dung at a meeting with Country Director of Germany Development Agency (GIZ) in Vietnam Michaela Baur in Hanoi on September 17.
BAC GIANG - Recently, Viet Yen township (Bac Giang province) has reclaimed hundreds of hectares of land from many families and individuals for project implementation. Accordingly, several households have no more land for cultivation or have their production land area reduced, leading to change their occupations. In order to ensure social security in the area, the town always focuses on supporting, training and changing occupations.
About 4,000 people, mainly from Vietnam's central provinces, went to Germany to study vocational courses last year, accounting for 80% of the total number of Vietnamese students there.
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